Monday, February 07, 2005

What would Brad and Morgan say?

A British survey has revealed that, with the exception of greed, what we know as the "Seven Deadly Sins" have limited reference to our modern lives.

If you need a quick refresher on the sins (or on the Brad Pitt/Morgan Freeman film), the seven sins are:

  • Greed
  • Gluttony
  • Sloth
  • Envy
  • Pride
  • Anger
  • Lust

26% of women surveyed said that "lust" was the sin they most enjoyed committing. I like that.

Survey participants said that the 2005 list of 'deadly' sins should recognise the idea that a sin is a sin if it leads to actions that hurt other people.

For this reason, participants argued for greed to stay on the list, accompanied by:

  • Cruelty
  • Adultery
  • Bigotry
  • Dishonesty
  • Hypocrisy
  • Selfishness

*Sigh* Something tells me the 2005 movie wouldn't be any good if Kevin Spacey was finding all his sinners in the halls of Parliament, but that's just me.


1 comment:

kilabyte said...

Then there are the ones most parents relate to:

Didn't do her room
Didn't tidy the kitchen
Didn't make dinner
Didn't bring in the washing before it rained
Didn't clean up after the pooch

......... and at least 30 other Didn'tz